Disney's Hollywood Studios has nine PhotoPass backdrops and Magic Shots for Jollywood Nights this year, down from 11 on last year's list, and one is tucked inside a shop. Your downloads are included with the party ticket.
Disney Jollywood Nights opens Saturday, Nov. 7, at Disney's Hollywood Studios, and now we know where the cameras will be.
The party has nine Disney PhotoPass backdrops and Magic Shots this season, WDW News Today reported Friday, Nov. 6. All nine run every party night from Nov. 7 through Jan. 5.
That's two fewer than the 11 on BlogMickey's 2025 list. One addition stands out: a Holiday Studio set up inside Sid Cahuenga's One-of-a-Kind, the little shop at the front of the park. It wasn't on last year's list.
The best part is the price. Disney's event page says PhotoPass photos and videos from the party are "included with your event ticket!" No Memory Maker needed.
If you don't have a ticket yet, opening night won't help you. Nov. 7 sold out back in October, and Nov. 14 followed, BlogMickey reported Nov. 1. We've already covered the sellout, the showtimes and the rain plan, so this one is all about the pictures.
Here's a look at Disney Jollywood Nights at Hollywood Studios:
Where are the Jollywood Nights PhotoPass photo ops?
Here's the full list from WDW News Today, roughly from the front gate to the back of the park.
Disney Jollywood Nights Sign: Park entrance, between Oscar's Super Service and Sunset Boulevard.
Holiday Studio: Inside Sid Cahuenga's One-of-a-Kind, at the front of the park.
Disney Jollywood Nights Slate: Hollywood Boulevard, closest to The Hollywood Brown Derby entrance.
The Muppets: PhotoPass photographers on Sunset Boulevard.
Gift Box: Near Theater of the Stars on Sunset Boulevard.
Ollie Magic Shot: Near the Hollywood Tower Hotel, aka Tower of Terror.
Ollie: Near ABC Commissary.
Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Car: Near the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant.
Life Day Orb: By the X-wing near Resistance Supply in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge.
Ollie, for the uninitiated, is the party's gingerbread man mascot. He gets two spots. Gingerbread privilege.
Which Jollywood photo ops changed from 2025?
Disney and WDW News Today didn't flag what's new, so we lined up this year's list against BlogMickey's November 2025 roundup.
Gone from the list: the Fantasia Slate at Red Carpet Dreams, the Villains props near Villains: Unfairly Ever After, and the Holiday Mickey Mouse Lights by the Echo Lake tree.
New to the list: the Holiday Studio inside Sid Cahuenga's.
Moved or renamed: Last year's Ollie Slate sat at Hollywood Boulevard and Echo Lake. This year's Jollywood Nights Slate is listed by the Brown Derby. The Gift Box was near the Fantasmic! entrance last year and is now listed near Theater of the Stars.
Returning favorites include the Life Day orb, the vintage Sci-Fi car and both Ollie shots.
PhotoPass also teased a Kermit and Miss Piggy Magic Shot and a neon sign photo op back in June, WDW News Today reported then. Friday's list names a Muppets spot on Sunset Boulevard but doesn't say which Muppets, and it doesn't name a neon sign at all.
How do you get your Jollywood Nights photos?
Disney's event page says online registration is required and the photos must be linked to your Disney account. Link your ticket in the My Disney Experience app before you go, and have photographers scan your MagicBand or park ticket at each stop.
Character photos count, too. On party nights, Santa Duffy takes over Walt Disney Presents, the spot where Santa Claus meets daytime guests, WDW News Today reported.
When is Jollywood Nights 2026, and how much are tickets?
The party runs 15 nights, from 7:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Ticket holders can enter the park as early as 5:30 p.m.
November: 7, 14, 16, 21, 23 and 28
December: 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21 and 23
January: 3 and 5
Tickets run $169 to $199 plus tax, depending on the night, per Disney. Kids 3 to 9 save $10, and so do Annual Passholders and Disney Vacation Club members. This is the first year the party stretches into January, WDWMagic noted.
Nov. 16 is the cheapest night on the calendar at $169, BlogMickey reported. Several December nights sit at the top of the range. Disney's page warns tickets are limited and may sell out before the day of the event.
Article compiled and written by Kambrea Pratt (editor-in-chief), Derek Gibbs (beat editor) and the Pirates & Princesses newsroom. Pirates & Princesses is part of WebReef Media.
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Hat Tips:
WDW News Today (Nov. 6, 2026), the nine PhotoPass backdrops and Magic Shots, their locations and run dates, and Santa Duffy at Walt Disney Presents
Walt Disney World (Nov. 2026), the event page: dates, hours, prices and PhotoPass downloads included with tickets
BlogMickey (Nov. 1, 2026), the Nov. 7 and Nov. 14 sellouts and the cheapest night
BlogMickey (Nov. 12, 2025), the 2025 list of Jollywood Nights PhotoPass spots used for our comparison
WDW News Today (June 24, 2026), the June PhotoPass preview
WDWMagic (June 24, 2026), the January extension
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